2012 Olympics, Wrestling Guénot: "I proved I was not finished"

Sacred four years ago in Beijing Steeve Guenot won a second Olympic medal, bronze this time in London on Tuesday. Le Parisien ... savoring the reward gained by main force.

What gives you this feeling bronze medal four years after your Olympic title in Beijing? 

Steeve Guenot: It is not as beautiful as that of four years ago but I ended with a victory. A bronze medal, it's hard to get into our sport. I won four years ago, I'm third now. The level was very high. Today, I was expected over four years ago. I made ​​my fight and am happy to have recovered and the medal for saving the honor of my teammates who have gone yesterday and before yesterday and that made ​​5ES. I'm happy to return the medal to further promote my sport in France.

This medal is even more beautiful than the draw you were not spared ...

There is no good draw at the Olympics. But it's true that I met the world champion in the quarterfinals (Editor's note: Iran's Saeid Abdvali Morad). I have perhaps been a little advantage in this fight against but after the Korean (Editor's note: Kim Hyeonwoo), it was reversed. It is the struggle ... With the noise of the public means not always the referees. It's complicated to arbitrate. I am relieved. In addition, it was my last competition in -66 kg. I'll go to class, so I will not have to diet.

Do you have any regrets over your defeat in the semifinals?

A little bit. In the afternoon, I again two to three times the match in my head. But after I went to look a little bit by telling me that I had to go and get the bronze medal. It's really a great relief, I am proud. Two Olympic medals, it's nice.

After Beijing, you had a difficult passage and you managed to go a year before the Games. How did you do?

Compared to what it was four years ago, the rules changed. He may have taken some time to adjust but, again, the fight, it plays nothing. All those who said I was finished, I prove them otherwise today.

With this medal, you save the family honor and fight Guénot French ...

From all at once even if it's not finished yet. There are still two committed and I hope they will medal. But I saved the honor of Greco (smile).